Circus queen and Tinker Bell
Subtitle: the memoir of Tiny Kline
By: Tiny Kline ; edited by Janet M. Davis.
Contributors: Davis, Janet M.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780252033124; 9780252075100
Subjects: Kline, Tiny, -- 1890-1964; Women circus performers -- United States -- Biography; Circus -- United States
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The bend in the road; title: As Mrs. Private Citizen, viewing the parade; title: A flight on gossamer wings; title: In pursuit of a mirage to yesterday; title: A tour behind the platforms of those strange people; title: Destiny smiles, but not on Shmoontsie; title: A new leaf, a new life; title: Where caste is observed, according to rank and rating; title: Equestrian director par excellence; title: The awe-inspiring Mr. John; title: Calibrating for a career; title: Bareback : the aristocrat of circus acts; title: A backdoor glimpse of supermen and superwomen; title: Elephants are like people; title: Engineering the white city; title: Finding the lot-a daily headache; title: On the sunny side; title: Life under the big top : private, social, competitive; title: Finale of the season; title: Circus experience pays off; title: An annual season's opening; title: Leitzel, queen of the air-of the ground as well; title: Progress, trends, and customs typical of circus folks; title: On a magic carpet to a land fantastic; title: Back to the material world; title: An act is born; title: Circus history is made : merging "the Greatest Show on Earth" and "the World's Greatest Show," thereafter to be known as "Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows"; title: Pride versus virtue; title: Misery-like death; title: knows no class distinction; title: Fate follows her course-strange, mysterious, terrifying; title: Sarasota-last stop; title: An elucidating interlude; title: The circus, to date.